I don't recommend University's either but here in the US we have technical colleges which get right to the meat of what you want to learn which can be done completely online and within two years
Wise words Chris . I 100% agree. Psych tests can't tell you if you'll like it. The book What Colour is Your Parachute helped me develop my career. I worked all around the world and found opportunities that were hidden, thanks to its tips 👌
Man, I really enjoy your channel! Also this video is great! I have to admit that I decided to do a formal education as a media designer (web and graphic design). It kinda let's me sleep better. Talking about Germany, where I am, I guess it is easier to open some doors when you have an official degree. Back then (March 2015), that was the best option since I needed some "time off" after I quit my horrible job. So I was able to lay back a bit, clear my mind, concentrate on my education and plan my future. I will finish next January (2017) and I'm already working on my path as a digital nomad. I already have some job offers (remote), but I want more. Got ideas and develop them everyday. I'm super hungry!!! But times are always changing and I believe in a near future (maybe we are already there on an international level) I believe just skills count and not a degree. I hope so! Keep up the good work, mate! Hope to meet you soon on the road maybe :) Alex
Thank you, Chris!!! I love your channel. It's helping me a lot. Could you do another video about how to prepare to go nomad? Maybe we need to have social media and a website set up already? Maybe a list of sites used most by nomads? Thanks!!
Chris the Freelancer Hi! well, for example, right now I'm preparing to go nomad in January by setting up a website, getting back into blogging, looking into courses I could take to improve my skills, applying for remote work... Did you, or have you met anyone who prepared certain essential things, before they started their travels, to enable their transition from location dependent work to working remotely?
Awesome video Chris. At the moment I am in the process of transformation and started a blog and a TH-cam channel but still working fulltime and have sometimes the feeling that quitting my job to be really successful with the idea behind the blog and the channel is the right way to go.Created a book too where I write down all my ideas but as you said it won't lead anywhere if we live with our thoughts and ideas in the future as these are all assumptions and we are not able predict the outcome yet. Went to the meditation center this year in April and spend there 8 days. It is a great way to dig deep, build more awareness and do some soul/passion searching. Connecting with the present and trying different things on a daily basis is definitely the best way to figure out what is really our passion. Besides I made a list of things and activities I like to do when I was young and try to find a good combination to make something out of it and break out of the traditional 9-5. Now my question is although I don't have the skills yet to make money online do you beleive it is better to just quit and try through trail and error or try to build up some income one the side and switch to a nomad life as soon as I am able to generate some cash on the side ? My spouse is from CM , we are living in China at the moment but will come to CM in July and get married there. So maybe we can catch up for a coffee and idea exchange in CM soon ?!
I think it's probably hard for people to decide what our path is is because in life we're constantly changing and growing, so our wants and needs change as we develop. I like this aspect of becoming a Digital Nomad because it allows freedom to learn global culture, see my own personal growth in my professional skills and personal life, and you can take courses and keep continuing to learn various skills to add to your resume. Also long has gone the days of choosing one career one does for the rest of their life until you retire. 😎
This video is totally inspiring as i am sitting here in this hotel trying to choose where in the world to book a flight to today and totally trying to connect exactly what your talking about connecting passions with talents and applying techniques/skills to get the accomplishment.
Over the last couple of weeks a shift has happened while building my online business. I seem to be in the flow - an amazing feeling!! It seems to stem from contributing to the improvement of others while building and growing the enterprise. The business has been thrown forward in a very big way once I found it wasn't just about revenue generation. Some might say The Universe is pushing / pulling me inextricably towards my goal. Very interesting times.
Just discovered your channel and you've got some really helpful tips! I've been wanting to get into the digital nomad lifestyle for nearly 2 years now but it just seems so daunting and I never know where to begin!
Firstly I would like to say that I am enjoying your videos. Good advice and tips Chris! I am looking to embrace the digital nomadic lifestyle as from January next year. I have been following Ali (PsychoTraveller) for months now and discovered your channel a short while back. I look forward to your next upload!
I work as Junior Web Developer, but definitely Graphic Design or Video Editing is more enjoyable to do. Problem solving and dealing with insane code complexity CAN'T be more enjoyable then doing creative beautiful art work. Do you agree or what are your thoughts?
It's a great idea that Chris would release videos more often but I think daily blog is a bit too much for him and us coz I feel more excited to wait for new videos every week or month than having the same "meal" every day :) and by doing videos more often (but not everyday), I guess, the quality of them will be at high level since Chris will have more time for it!!! Btw, keep it up and I agree with @Nomadic that this channel is starting to fly now.
What do you do when you know your passion but your unsure what to do to support your lifestyle online in the meantime while your ideas are in progression? I’m just having a hard time finding stable digital income while working on my brand. I currently do online English teaching but having trouble generating enough income and it’s harder to travel outside of the US with this position. Any tips or advice? Thanks Chris! I love your videos!
Great vid, I think some people are more visual in the sense that they might need to see you what a day of a web builder would look like from the screen view, also connecting with clients maybe a screen view of the process.
Amazing video! I'm in the process of becoming a travel filmmaker, and I'm loving the process. I'm so glad you mentioned that video from Alli's video...I've seen it, and it really inspired me. Keep up the great work man!
A. I have zero ideas of what I want to do as a digital job. (Other than, it needs to be something I can do around taking care of my toddler. So probably a few minutes here and there for a total of an hour or two each day.) B. I don't know how to find out what jobs are available. C. How do I test myself for the available jobs? D. If I need to learn how to do an available job where do I obtain the skills? E. Do digital nomads file a tax return or do their earnings come in payments that the taxes are already taken out and social security, etc subtracted? Thank you, I fully enjoy your videos!
Great video. I am currently at the testing stage. I enjoy web development and am constantly adding to my skils in it. I am finding it tough, as I am finding it hard to find clients at the moment, but it's early days and I am still enjoying it. I am looking forward to the future working for myself and travelling around the world :)
I'd recommend looking for a job first before freelancing. This will be easier as companies will be much more likely to take on a junior as an employee rather than a contractor.
+My Life - My World so was I man but I managed to get a firm to take me on after 2 months of starting to learn RoR. It happens. You just have to find employers that are willing to invest in you
+My Life - My World did you watch my video on how I learned to code? How I did it was I connected with the local community. I'll keep this question in mind though for my developer Q&A with my friend Dylan
Nice content. I currently work remotely... I'm thinking about becoming a digital nomad. Maybe start travelling here in Brazil first, there are a lot of places I want to know here before I go abroad.
Great viedo! I can totally relate to it. Recently I took up an online course in Graphics, cause I had presumend it would be a good match for me. Turns out I don't really like it which is fine and made me more self-aware. I am planning to try coding and see if it works for me this time. Looking forward to more videos like these!
HI Chris, about marketing, how do you recomend us to start learning it? how did you end up in this world and is marketing a hot path to take? Thanks and regards lad!
I'd recommend finding something to market. Maybe you could study up on some internet marketing and then approach a friend to work for free in order to build some experience.
hi, i just watch this video. im from java island in indonesia, and i wanna ask, do i need IELTS certification to become a digital nomad? please help me answer this. thanks in advance. im learning english.
Hi Chris, I'm really enjoying your channel I would like know if you worked with Internet Research and if can you do a video about it ? Thanks, may success be with you, always…Wishing you good luck!
Ok here is my problem,I know where I can go to live,I have a decent laptop, I can finance myself for a while but..... What can I do? I don't have any qualifications ,don't know nothing about finance , software development, computers, design or anything technical. So what can I do? every digital nomad job I see is for "something technical"
Learn new skills. There's tons of sites that provide this education like Lynda.com, Udacity.com, and TeamTreeHouse. If you don't know anything -- learn something.
I'm an old fucker and am gearing up to be something of a DN (having the ability to work remotely, more accurately). So, I learned how to do stuff that would facilitate that. I learned how to be a SQL Server DBA and a PMP over the last year and a half. Both are difficult, as is IT in general, so if you're a dumbass, you are out of luck. So if you don't know how to do anything that would allow you to be a DN, learn something that will. Just keep in mind that IT professions are not for stupid people and be honest with yourself. If you think you can learn it and be good at it, fine. If not, forget about it.
You need to build some skills. Read about what's in demand and study that. Coding is in demand and pays well, so maybe watch some basic videos on that or take a cheap class at your local community college, maybe in Java, C++ or another language.
Sadly for most people you cannot monetize your passions, so you have to choose a career path that you can tolerate and that allows you to live the life you'd like to be living, you need to have great skill to make money in web design and a few of the other things he speaks on, on the other hand you can sell things, relabel products from China, sell on Amazon, there is great money to be had in sales and ecommerce, and forget about passive ecommerce, those days have come and gone, like most of the things he talks about.
The best practice for beginner in development is to start as intern in web studio or development company, but they don't hire people without specific degree in STEM. How did you find a first job or orders for practise without it at the beginning?
I'm in Russia, Togliatti. I tried to apply to NetCracker and Epam (training/internship). They keep silent. And I applied to two pretty web studios (Direktline and Brightstudio). One of them promised to connect with me soon and another one sent a task with obvious javascript elements which I can't do, because I only know html, css and a little bit less preprocessors.
Mikhail Baum they do. It usually says "degree or relevant experience". Meaning if you can show a portfolio of things you have created proving you know the languages, they might call you for an interview.
I know, but it is so boring to study alone so I came back to university and still learning html, css, less and js in free time. Today has been a lecture about C++ at first time. It was really interesting and not so hard as I thought.
I am eager to get my current employer to let me work remote. in the interim I am learning coding. It is high time I do what I have alwAys desired to live abroad. thank you for all the videos that convey the message that this is possible. cheers
I don't recommend University's either but here in the US we have technical colleges which get right to the meat of what you want to learn which can be done completely online and within two years
Wise words Chris . I 100% agree. Psych tests can't tell you if you'll like it. The book What Colour is Your Parachute helped me develop my career. I worked all around the world and found opportunities that were hidden, thanks to its tips 👌
Man, I really enjoy your channel! Also this video is great! I have to admit that I decided to do a formal education as a media designer (web and graphic design). It kinda let's me sleep better. Talking about Germany, where I am, I guess it is easier to open some doors when you have an official degree.
Back then (March 2015), that was the best option since I needed some "time off" after I quit my horrible job. So I was able to lay back a bit, clear my mind, concentrate on my education and plan my future. I will finish next January (2017) and I'm already working on my path as a digital nomad. I already have some job offers (remote), but I want more. Got ideas and develop them everyday. I'm super hungry!!!
But times are always changing and I believe in a near future (maybe we are already there on an international level) I believe just skills count and not a degree. I hope so!
Keep up the good work, mate! Hope to meet you soon on the road maybe :)
Alex
Thanks Alex for your comment and sharing your story :)
This is still relevant to watch until now.
Thank you, Chris!!!
I love your channel. It's helping me a lot. Could you do another video about how to prepare to go nomad?
Maybe we need to have social media and a website set up already? Maybe a list of sites used most by nomads?
Thanks!!
You mean logistics or....?
Chris the Freelancer Hi! well, for example, right now I'm preparing to go nomad in January by setting up a website, getting back into blogging, looking into courses I could take to improve my skills, applying for remote work...
Did you, or have you met anyone who prepared certain essential things, before they started their travels, to enable their transition from location dependent work to working remotely?
Awesome video Chris. At the moment I am in the process of transformation and started a blog and a TH-cam channel but still working fulltime and have sometimes the feeling that quitting my job to be really successful with the idea behind the blog and the channel is the right way to go.Created a book too where I write down all my ideas but as you said it won't lead anywhere if we live with our thoughts and ideas in the future as these are all assumptions and we are not able predict the outcome yet. Went to the meditation center this year in April and spend there 8 days. It is a great way to dig deep, build more awareness and do some soul/passion searching. Connecting with the present and trying different things on a daily basis is definitely the best way to figure out what is really our passion. Besides I made a list of things and activities I like to do when I was young and try to find a good combination to make something out of it and break out of the traditional 9-5. Now my question is although I don't have the skills yet to make money online do you beleive it is better to just quit and try through trail and error or try to build up some income one the side and switch to a nomad life as soon as I am able to generate some cash on the side ? My spouse is from CM , we are living in China at the moment but will come to CM in July and get married there. So maybe we can catch up for a coffee and idea exchange in CM soon ?!
I think it's probably hard for people to decide what our path is is because in life we're constantly changing and growing, so our wants and needs change as we develop. I like this aspect of becoming a Digital Nomad because it allows freedom to learn global culture, see my own personal growth in my professional skills and personal life, and you can take courses and keep continuing to learn various skills to add to your resume.
Also long has gone the days of choosing one career one does for the rest of their life until you retire. 😎
This video is totally inspiring as i am sitting here in this hotel trying to choose where in the world to book a flight to today and totally trying to connect exactly what your talking about connecting passions with talents and applying techniques/skills to get the accomplishment.
Dope!
Over the last couple of weeks a shift has happened while building my online business. I seem to be in the flow - an amazing feeling!! It seems to stem from contributing to the improvement of others while building and growing the enterprise. The business has been thrown forward in a very big way once I found it wasn't just about revenue generation. Some might say The Universe is pushing / pulling me inextricably towards my goal. Very interesting times.
Good for you tingles, keep pushing on, as long as your dreaming, you might as well dream big!
thanks for answering my question Chris 😉 I totally agree
Awesome! Thank you Gabriele
Hi Chris, You comes across as mature and honest. Lucky to bump into your channel.
Please can you do a video around your wardrobe?
Haha I have no idea when it comes to fashion sorry!
Chris the Freelancer Hey not Milan kind of :)
Curious about wardrobe which digital nomads maintain, on the lines of minimal wardrobe :D
+Abhishek Mallik probably next year buddy. This year we've been far from minimalists. carrying that luggage around has given us a wakeup call.
haha...sure :D
Just discovered your channel and you've got some really helpful tips! I've been wanting to get into the digital nomad lifestyle for nearly 2 years now but it just seems so daunting and I never know where to begin!
Hope the video helped!
Firstly I would like to say that I am enjoying your videos. Good advice and tips Chris! I am looking to embrace the digital nomadic lifestyle as from January next year. I have been following Ali (PsychoTraveller) for months now and discovered your channel a short while back. I look forward to your next upload!
Thanks Norman.
I work as Junior Web Developer, but definitely Graphic Design or Video Editing is more enjoyable to do.
Problem solving and dealing with insane code complexity CAN'T be more enjoyable then doing creative beautiful art work. Do you agree or what are your thoughts?
I am learning digital marketing and learning how to code simultaneously!!! Am I on the right track to be a Digital Nomad?PEACE!!
Probably man. Those a both digital careers so yeah. It's up to you what you do with it
+Chris the Freelancer thanks Chris, will ask you some questions in future... hope you would reply me back in real time!!
Great video, looks like the channel is really starting to take off, keep at it man. Try to get into daily vlogging too, it will really help
Thanks man. So busy at the moment, I think I would die if I did daily right now haha but it's definitely something I'm considering in the future.
It's a great idea that Chris would release videos more often but I think daily blog is a bit too much for him and us coz I feel more excited to wait for new videos every week or month than having the same "meal" every day :) and by doing videos more often (but not everyday), I guess, the quality of them will be at high level since Chris will have more time for it!!!
Btw, keep it up and I agree with @Nomadic that this channel is starting to fly now.
+Rio Huynh thanks Rio. Exactly! Of course I want to put out more videos but I do not want to sacrifice quality.
What do you do when you know your passion but your unsure what to do to support your lifestyle online in the meantime while your ideas are in progression? I’m just having a hard time finding stable digital income while working on my brand. I currently do online English teaching but having trouble generating enough income and it’s harder to travel outside of the US with this position. Any tips or advice? Thanks Chris! I love your videos!
Same here. In this case, I just take the work that will enable me the freedom to do what I love (which is content creation).
Great vid, I think some people are more visual in the sense that they might need to see you what a day of a web builder would look like from the screen view, also connecting with clients maybe a screen view of the process.
Thanks for the idea Zee
no problem thanks for thinking about it
Amazing video! I'm in the process of becoming a travel filmmaker, and I'm loving the process. I'm so glad you mentioned that video from Alli's video...I've seen it, and it really inspired me. Keep up the great work man!
Thank you. Haha yes, looks like a few of us like that video
*Alli's channel
+Break Your Boundaries haha cheers
that's what she said
A. I have zero ideas of what I want to do as a digital job. (Other than, it needs to be something I can do around taking care of my toddler. So probably a few minutes here and there for a total of an hour or two each day.)
B. I don't know how to find out what jobs are available.
C. How do I test myself for the available jobs?
D. If I need to learn how to do an available job where do I obtain the skills?
E. Do digital nomads file a tax return or do their earnings come in payments that the taxes are already taken out and social security, etc subtracted?
Thank you, I fully enjoy your videos!
Check out christhefreelancer.com/start-here/
Great video. I am currently at the testing stage. I enjoy web development and am constantly adding to my skils in it. I am finding it tough, as I am finding it hard to find clients at the moment, but it's early days and I am still enjoying it. I am looking forward to the future working for myself and travelling around the world :)
I'd recommend looking for a job first before freelancing. This will be easier as companies will be much more likely to take on a junior as an employee rather than a contractor.
Easier said than done when I am pretty much self taught with no qualifications in the web design field
+My Life - My World so was I man but I managed to get a firm to take me on after 2 months of starting to learn RoR. It happens. You just have to find employers that are willing to invest in you
Do you have any advice on how to do that? I'm pretty sure they just look at my cv/resume and think, "nah, he has no experience"
+My Life - My World did you watch my video on how I learned to code? How I did it was I connected with the local community. I'll keep this question in mind though for my developer Q&A with my friend Dylan
Nice content. I currently work remotely... I'm thinking about becoming a digital nomad. Maybe start travelling here in Brazil first, there are a lot of places I want to know here before I go abroad.
I like the open mindedness 😊
Great viedo! I can totally relate to it. Recently I took up an online course in Graphics, cause I had presumend it would be a good match for me. Turns out I don't really like it which is fine and made me more self-aware. I am planning to try coding and see if it works for me this time. Looking forward to more videos like these!
Awesome! Thanks Anna
the second lesson is so true!
HI Chris, about marketing, how do you recomend us to start learning it? how did you end up in this world and is marketing a hot path to take?
Thanks and regards lad!
I'd recommend finding something to market. Maybe you could study up on some internet marketing and then approach a friend to work for free in order to build some experience.
hi, i just watch this video. im from java island in indonesia, and i wanna ask, do i need IELTS certification to become a digital nomad?
please help me answer this. thanks in advance.
im learning english.
Truly like your channel. Thanks for the inspiration and useful info.
hey man, great vids and congratz on 2k subs. I was just wondering what macbook you use.
MacBook Pro 15'' mid-2015
Great video Chris! Super helpful!
Thank you so much truly
Amazingly helpful! Thank you for that!!
Great advice!
Looooove these tips Chris :)! I'm headed to Thailand in November...let's collab
Yeah for sure. Not sure where I'll be in November but keep in touch!
Psttttt sent you a message :) I think we can do it sooner!
Hi Chris, I'm really enjoying your channel
I would like know if you worked with Internet Research and if can you do a video about it ?
Thanks, may success be with you, always…Wishing you good luck!
Who or what is 'Internet Research' ?
this one
www.digitalnomadjobs.com/digital-nomad-jobs-internet-researcher/
Hey Chris. Just curious how you came across your marketing gig?
The opportunity presented itself on a Chiang Mai Facebook group for digital nomad.
I would love to come but I have a cat, is there somewhere that would accept one cat in Chiang mai?
Hi Janette. I have no idea to be honest. Nobody I know owns a cat
Ok here is my problem,I know where I can go to live,I have a decent laptop, I can finance myself for a while but..... What can I do? I don't have any qualifications ,don't know nothing about finance , software development, computers, design or anything technical. So what can I do? every digital nomad job I see is for "something technical"
Did you listen to what I said in the video? The message I thought was pretty clear. You gotta try something.
Learn new skills. There's tons of sites that provide this education like Lynda.com, Udacity.com, and TeamTreeHouse. If you don't know anything -- learn something.
I'm an old fucker and am gearing up to be something of a DN (having the ability to work remotely, more accurately). So, I learned how to do stuff that would facilitate that. I learned how to be a SQL Server DBA and a PMP over the last year and a half. Both are difficult, as is IT in general, so if you're a dumbass, you are out of luck. So if you don't know how to do anything that would allow you to be a DN, learn something that will. Just keep in mind that IT professions are not for stupid people and be honest with yourself. If you think you can learn it and be good at it, fine. If not, forget about it.
Max Johnson . Good intel. Will look into that.
You need to build some skills. Read about what's in demand and study that. Coding is in demand and pays well, so maybe watch some basic videos on that or take a cheap class at your local community college, maybe in Java, C++ or another language.
hey, any ideas on how to travel with a dog?
Pretty much impossible from what I've heard but let me know if you figure it out
+Chris the Freelancer will do. I'll probably stick to Europe at first while he's still about. then once he's moved on I'll move on as it were.
Travel on a small boat. We've got a cat, dog, bearded dragon and a baby on board....
If you ever go to Vietnam be very careful with your dog since there are people there who eat dog meat...
My 2 cents for today...
Great stuff man! Miss you guys. Hope to see you in August!
Naww. I've been following your stuff on Europe. You coming back in August?
+Chris the Freelancer should be back in CM most of August and then heading down to Lanta for September!
+Nick Danforth awesome! Hopefully we catch you guys before we leave
Sadly for most people you cannot monetize your passions, so you have to choose a career path that you can tolerate and that allows you to live the life you'd like to be living, you need to have great skill to make money in web design and a few of the other things he speaks on, on the other hand you can sell things, relabel products from China, sell on Amazon, there is great money to be had in sales and ecommerce, and forget about passive ecommerce, those days have come and gone, like most of the things he talks about.
There are zero short cuts to success, only with hard work will doors start to open.
+Silverfoxxee when did I talk about passive income?
hope you visit Philippines soon!
Me too!
First, search for a path?
Great video! :)
Thanks Jasmine
good point bro GG
Thx bro.
The best practice for beginner in development is to start as intern in web studio or development company, but they don't hire people without specific degree in STEM. How did you find a first job or orders for practise without it at the beginning?
Hi Mikhail. I'm not sure where you are based but in Australia, this is not the case.
I'm in Russia, Togliatti. I tried to apply to NetCracker and Epam (training/internship). They keep silent. And I applied to two pretty web studios (Direktline and Brightstudio). One of them promised to connect with me soon and another one sent a task with obvious javascript elements which I can't do, because I only know html, css and a little bit less preprocessors.
Mikhail Baum they do. It usually says "degree or relevant experience". Meaning if you can show a portfolio of things you have created proving you know the languages, they might call you for an interview.
I know, but it is so boring to study alone so I came back to university and still learning html, css, less and js in free time. Today has been a lecture about C++ at first time. It was really interesting and not so hard as I thought.
Hey Chris, why haven't you visited Vietnam yet ? Do you think a communist country is more challenging for you ?
Not at all! Vietnam is next on our list. We just had to stick around in Chiang Mai a bit longer due to work ( + we love it here )
hi l. yu
I am eager to get my current employer to let me work remote. in the interim I am learning coding. It is high time I do what I have alwAys desired to live abroad. thank you for all the videos that convey the message that this is possible. cheers
Thanks Jobie.
Give me a break, Chris!.. No one specific answer, just generalising!
41 and still don t know!!!!
to hell with university
Nice face
I like normadic lifestyle , probably I have some huns blood inside